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Baskets of Love in Venezuela

At first, Carmen thought of the Saturday church services at the Church of the Nazarene in El Llanito, Venezuela, as an activity for her children. A single mother without a permanent job, she was overwhelmed with looking for work and finding odd jobs to scrape by. With her children out of the house,
26 Jan 2018
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Oral discipleship model growing the church in South America, Africa

17-year-old Kelvin in Colombia followed traditional religious beliefs as a boy, but he realized he was too dissatisfied with the practices of this religion at the time of his confirmation. He grew increasingly distant from his childhood faith until one day he encountered the JESUS film , followed by
08 Dec 2017
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Reciprocal love

Benaia Freire Furtado had already been through a lot when she was first sponsored as a child in Brazil. Her father had recently died, preceded by a close friend only six months before. She had also moved with her mother and brother to a new city, where they didn’t have friends or family. She was
30 Nov 2017
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The garage that was too small for God

A four-person church plant that began meeting in a garage just two years ago has grown to 500 members and moved to its own building with room to continue adding new people to its church family. Pastor Ricardo Carvalho was discipling a small group as part of his obedience to God’s call to ministry on
02 Nov 2017
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'Suffering makes us equal': Disaster, spiritual relief in Chile

Chile faces frequent natural disasters because of seismic and volcanic activity. These include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and mega-fires. In 2010, a violent earthquake triggered several tsunamis, and in 2014 the country experienced a string of more than 300 earthquakes in one week.
26 Apr 2017
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Paraguay tornado claims life of young church member

At approximately 5 p.m. local time on 8 April, a strong tornado hit the San Javier community in the suburb of San Ignacio city in Paraguay. A 10-year-old girl from the local Church of the Nazarene was one of at least two people killed. The tornado damaged several homes, including 12 belonging to
13 Apr 2017
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South America Region requests prayer as torrential rains continue

A neighborhood is destroyed after flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rains in Mocoa, Colombia on April 3. (Reuters photo) Torrential rains along the northwest coast of South America have led to floods and mudslides over the last two months, leaving thousands homeless in Peru, Ecuador, and
06 Apr 2017
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Nazarene churches affected by catastrophic flooding in Peru

Torrential rains in Peru continue to cause catastrophic flooding and mudslides. An estimated 700,000 people are now homeless, and more than 90 people have died. Nazarenes are among those most affected. The flooding reached five of Peru’s Nazarene districts , which are home to 267 local Nazarene
29 Mar 2017
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Heavy rains cause floods, mudslides in Peru

A group of people, stranded in flood waters, hold onto a rope as they walk to safety in Lima, Peru. (AP photo) More than 80 people have died in Peru following the worst floods in almost 30 years . Half of the country is under a state of emergency as this year’s rainy season has delivered 10 times
20 Mar 2017
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Chile districts gather for youth event

#Inspira17 , the first national Church of the Nazarene youth event for Chile in 12 years, was held last month for 230 young people. Each day featured workshops on topics such as adolescents and marriage, as well as recreational activities and the first national Bible Quizzing competition with a team
16 Mar 2017
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